Bhubaneswar, The flood situation in Odisha's Balasore district remained grim on Thursday as the Subarnarekha river flowed above the danger level and many villages remained abandoned, officials said.
However, the water level in Subarnarekha, which has been flowing above the danger level for the last three days following heavy rains triggered by the depression, is on a declining trend, an official of the Water Resources Department said. .
The current water level at Rajghat was 10.58 meters as against the danger level of 10.36 metres.
Water Resources Department chief engineer Chandrasekhar Padhi said drainage of water from flood-affected villages has increased.
"We expect the water to recede from the villages in the next 24 hours," Padhi said.
The Jalaka River was also flowing near the danger mark, but the water level was on a downward trend, the official said.
Meanwhile, the Balasore district administration has so far evacuated 21,076 people to safer places and provided them shelter.
Many villages have been cut off for the past three days, with boats being the only means of communication, another official said.
Around 35,654 people from 141 villages in five blocks of Baliapal, Basta, Bhograi, Jaleswar and Balasore Sadar have been affected by the floods.
"The evacuees were being fed at 51 relief centers across Balasore district," an official from the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office said.
The official said 21 rescue teams, including six from ODRAF, one from NDRF and 14 from fire services, have been deployed in the five blocks for rescue and relief operations.
Similarly, the neighboring Mayurbhanj district has also been affected by the Subarnarekha floods, with 101 villages inundated.
The district administration evacuated 1,603 people living in low-lying areas and accommodated them in four flood shelters, where cooked food is being served to those affected, officials said.
As many as 15 rescue teams, including three from ODRAF and 12 from fire services, have been deployed in Mayurbhanj district.
Similarly, some parts of Keonjhar, Bhadrak and Sundergarh districts have also been flooded, the SRC said in a report, adding that a total of 39,002 people have been directly affected by the ongoing flood, while 499 houses have been damaged by the calamity.
However, the water level in Subarnarekha, which has been flowing above the danger level for the last three days following heavy rains triggered by the depression, is on a declining trend, an official of the Water Resources Department said. .
The current water level at Rajghat was 10.58 meters as against the danger level of 10.36 metres.
Water Resources Department chief engineer Chandrasekhar Padhi said drainage of water from flood-affected villages has increased.
"We expect the water to recede from the villages in the next 24 hours," Padhi said.
The Jalaka River was also flowing near the danger mark, but the water level was on a downward trend, the official said.
Meanwhile, the Balasore district administration has so far evacuated 21,076 people to safer places and provided them shelter.
Many villages have been cut off for the past three days, with boats being the only means of communication, another official said.
Around 35,654 people from 141 villages in five blocks of Baliapal, Basta, Bhograi, Jaleswar and Balasore Sadar have been affected by the floods.
"The evacuees were being fed at 51 relief centers across Balasore district," an official from the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office said.
The official said 21 rescue teams, including six from ODRAF, one from NDRF and 14 from fire services, have been deployed in the five blocks for rescue and relief operations.
Similarly, the neighboring Mayurbhanj district has also been affected by the Subarnarekha floods, with 101 villages inundated.
The district administration evacuated 1,603 people living in low-lying areas and accommodated them in four flood shelters, where cooked food is being served to those affected, officials said.
As many as 15 rescue teams, including three from ODRAF and 12 from fire services, have been deployed in Mayurbhanj district.
Similarly, some parts of Keonjhar, Bhadrak and Sundergarh districts have also been flooded, the SRC said in a report, adding that a total of 39,002 people have been directly affected by the ongoing flood, while 499 houses have been damaged by the calamity.
